American Drug Lords

Rank the Most Wicked American Drug Lords

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

Al Capone

(Gangster, Co-Founder & Boss of the 'Chicago Outfit' Crime Family)

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Birthdate: January 17, 1899

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: January 25, 1947

Al Capone, also known by the nickname Scarface, was one of the most notorious American gangsters who controlled the organised crime in Chicago between 1925 and 1931. He was known for violence and cruelty in eliminating rival gang members, the most infamous incident being the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. His life inspired numerous books and films.

George Jung

(American Drug Trafficker and Smuggler)

Birthdate: August 6, 1942

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Died: May 5, 2021

George Jung, nicknamed Boston George and El Americano, smuggled cocaine into the U.S., as part of the Medellín Cartel, in the 1970s and the 1980s. He served a 20-year prison term for his crimes. He inspired the biopic Blow and contributed to the fictional account of his life story, Heavy.

Richard Wershe Jr.

(FBI Informant, Drug Dealer)

Birthdate: July 18, 1969

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Michigan

Richard Wershe Jr. became the youngest FBI informant when he was around 14 to 16 years of age. He had started selling cocaine as a teenager and was arrested at 17. He was sentenced to life but was granted parole later. He inspired the 2018 movie White Boy Rick.

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James Burke

(Mobster)

Birthdate: July 5, 1931

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: April 13, 1996

Frank Lucas

(Drug Trafficker)

Birthdate: September 9, 1930

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: La Grange, North Carolina, United States

Died: May 30, 2019

Frank Lucas was a notorious drug trafficker from the 1960s and the 1970s. Legends state that he bought drugs from the "Golden Triangle" and smuggled them into the U.S. using the coffins of servicemen. His 70-year prison sentence was commuted to a 5-year sentence, after he became an informant.

Pee Wee Kirkland

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: May 6, 1945

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States

Ross Ulbricht

(Drug Trafficker)

Birthdate: March 27, 1984

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Austin, Texas

Ross Ulbricht, or "Dread Pirate Roberts,” created the dark market site Silk Road, which let people make anonymous drug deals, using bitcoins. He was eventually convicted of a number of crimes, including hacking and money laundering, and was sentenced to a double life imprisonment plus 40 years without parole.

Carmine Galante

(Gangster)

Birthdate: February 21, 1910

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: July 12, 1979

Nicky Barnes

(Former crime boss, active in New York City during the 1970s)

Birthdate: October 15, 1933

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States

Died: June 18, 2012

Joe Profaci

(Founder of the 'Colombo Crime Family')

Birthdate: October 2, 1897

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Villabate, Italy

Died: June 6, 1962

Joe Profaci was an Italian-born New York City mafia boss. He founded what later became the Colombo crime family in 1928 and was the family's boss for over three decades. It was the last of the Five Families to be organized. Besides his illegal activities, he also maintained several legitimate businesses. He died of liver cancer in 1962.

Robert Chambers

(Criminal, Drug trafficker)

Birthdate: September 25, 1966

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: United States

Lorenzo Nichols

(Drug trafficker)

Birthdate: September 8, 1959

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Travis Henry

(American football player)

Birthdate: October 29, 1978

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Frostproof, Florida, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Sam Hurd

(American football player)

Birthdate: April 24, 1985

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Gene Gotti

(Drug trafficker)

Birthdate: 1946 AD

Birthplace: New York City, United States

Brien Taylor

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: December 26, 1971

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

James Rosemond

(Drug trafficker)

Birthdate: February 5, 1965

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Glen Stewart Godwin

(Fugitive and convicted murderer who was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on December 7, 1996)

Birthdate: June 26, 1958

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Angela Raiola

(Reality TV personality)

Birthdate: June 30, 1960

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: February 18, 2016

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Nancy Spungen

(American Dancer)

Birthdate: February 27, 1958

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: October 12, 1978

South Park Mexican

(Rapper, Drug trafficker)

Birthdate: October 5, 1970

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Alpo Martinez

(Former drug kingpin known for his notorious ways throughout the 1980's and 1990's in New York and Washington, D.C.)

Birthdate: June 8, 1966

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: East Harlem, New York, United States

Died: October 31, 2021

Thomas Pitera

(American Mobster in the Bonanno Crime Family)

Birthdate: December 2, 1954

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Felix Mitchell

(American Drug Lord)

Birthdate: August 23, 1954

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States

Died: August 21, 1986

Eddie Nash

(Former Drug dealer, Restaurateur)

Birthdate: April 3, 1929

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Ramallah, British Palestine

Died: August 9, 2014

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Dominick Cirillo

(Criminal)

Birthdate: July 4, 1929

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: United States

Kaboni Savage

(Drug dealer)

Birthdate: January 1, 1975

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Johnny Eng

(Former Manhattan Triad leader and Drug dealer)

Birthdate: 1958 AD

Birthplace: Hong Kong

Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed

(Drug dealer, organized crime leader)

Birthdate: March 4, 1959

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)